Craig Colquitt

Joseph Craig Colquitt (born June 9, 1954) is a former American football punter who spent eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1978–1981, 1983–1984) and Indianapolis Colts (1987).^[1] He was selected by the Steelers in the third round of the 1978 NFL draft out of the University of Tennessee.^[2] He was a member of two Super Bowl championship teams with the Steelers in 1978 and 1979.^[3][4]

Craig Colquitt

No. 5
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	(1954-06-09) June 9, 1954 (age 70) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Knoxville (TN) South
College:	Tennessee
NFL draft:	1978 / round: 3 / pick: 76
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1978–1984) Indianapolis Colts (1987)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XIII, XIV) 2× First-team All-SEC (1976, 1977)
Career NFL statistics
Punts: 431 Punt yards: 17,795 Longest punt: 74 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Colquitt's nephew, Jimmy Colquitt,^[5] was a punter for the Seattle Seahawks in 1985.^[6] He is also the father of two former NFL punters, Dustin and Britton Colquitt.^[7] All four played college football at the University of Tennessee.^[8] Both his sons won Super Bowl rings, Britton with the Broncos and Dustin with the Chiefs.^[9] Craig was inducted into the Greater Knoxville Hall of Fame on July 16, 2009. Craig is the author of the children's book: "JoJo! What Happened To Your Hair?".^[10]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Punting
		GP	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	Ins20	TB
1978	PIT	16	66	2,642	2,323	58	40.0	35.2	0	14	4
1979	PIT	16	68	2,733	2,297	61	40.2	33.8	0	19	8
1980	PIT	16	61	2,483	2,166	54	40.7	35.5	0	13	5
1981	PIT	16	84	3,641	2,963	74	43.3	35.3	0	25	16
1983	PIT	16	80	3,352	2,794	58	41.9	34.9	0	20	7
1984	PIT	16	70	2,883	2,432	62	41.2	34.7	0	21	5
1987	IND	1	2	61	54	33	30.5	18.0	1	0	0
Career		97	431	17,795	15,029	74	41.3	34.8	1	112	45

Playoffs

Year	Team	Punting
		GP	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	Ins20	TB
1978	PIT	3	6	254	171	53	42.3	28.5	0	2	1
1979	PIT	3	7	297	265	66	42.4	37.9	0	4	1
1983	PIT	1	8	327	255	51	40.9	31.9	0	0	1
1984	PIT	2	5	216	187	49	43.2	31.2	1	0	0
Career		9	26	1,094	878	66	42.1	32.5	1	6	3

References

1. "Craig Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
2. "1978 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
3. "1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
4. "1979 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
5. "Former Vol Colquitt Kicks In Huge Donation". Elizabethton Star. Associated Press. October 28, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2021 – via Google News.
6. "Jimmy Colquitt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
7. Longman, Jeré (February 1, 2014). "A Family of Punters Demonstrates the Heredity of Hang Time". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
8. "The Punting Colquitt Brothers Are Keeping Alive a Family Pedigree in the N.F.L." The New York Times. Associated Press. November 13, 2010. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
9. Toppmeyer, Blake (February 2, 2020). "How former Tennessee Vols, Bearden player Dustin Colquitt fared in Super Bowl". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
10. Harrop, Joanne Klimovich (June 16, 2018). "Grandson's question leads former Pittsburgh Steelers punter Craig Colquitt into the literary world". TribLive.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference